One positive thing about COVID-19 is that it has forced us to reckon with significant structural weaknesses across our economy that touch most Americans. Small businesses — many run by people of color — are shutting down because access to capital is so fragmented. A financial system that doesn’t reach individuals, businesses, and communities where investment is in desperately short supply. A digital infrastructure so incomplete that large pockets of urban and rural areas have limited to no access to the internet — now the key to the information superstructure that supports commerce, education, and basic information flows. An unmet demand for caregiving at every level — from children to the elderly — so significant that women have left the workforce by the millions. How do we address these structural and underfunded challenges? This is our moment to take stock of what we must reset to establish an equitable economy that serves every citizen.

Featuring: Brian Argrett, First Bank of DC; Bill Bynum, Hope Enterprise Corporation; Rep. Jim Clyburn, 6th Congressional District, South Carolina (D); Scarlet Fu, Bloomberg News; Reed Hastings, Netflix; Brandee McHale, Citi Foundation; Martin Muoto, SoLa Impact; Lananh Nguyen, Bloomberg News; Aisha Nyandoro, Springboard to Opportunities; Naomi Nix, Bloomberg News; Ida Rademacher, The Aspen Institute; Amanda Renteria, Code for America; Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg News; Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners; Joanna Smith Ramani, The Aspen Institute

Join us for our upcoming interactive breakout at 5:00 PM EST:
Reset the Net for American Workers featuring Jamie Kalamarides and Karan Chopra in conversation with Lananh Nguyen. Presented by Prudential. Join here: http://www.aspenideas.info/net

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